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Tony Armer
Sunscreen Film Festival to be Distributed in Over 180 Countries
Sunscreen signs distribution deal that enables it to distribute films all over the world.
(TAMPA BAY, Fla.,) October 10, 2012- The Sunscreen Film Festival has made another step in further establishing itself as an internationally renowned event. Sunscreen has signed a deal to distribute films on Viaway; an on demand Video, TV and Radio platform.
Viaway http://www.viaway.com/ Video, TV and Radio ente...
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The Sunscreen Film Festival's live video podcast. Broadcast live at 10:30AM on Sunday September 23, 2012.
Festival
Director Tony Armer, Superhero, RLSH Artiseroi and writer Brad
Sibbersen discuss upcoming events, festival news, tips for filmmakers.
Topics include, review of NBC's Revolution, Bravestar, Buffy the Vampire
Slayer, Firefly, Tremors, Western mixed genre films, Remo Williams,
Flash Gordo...
The Sunscreen Film Festival's live video podcast. Broadcast live at 10:30AM on Sunday September 16, 2012.
watch here http://youtu.be/zoh8tTXOeME
Festival
Director Tony Armer, Programming Director Tyler Martinolich, Superhero and writer Brad Sibbersen discuss
upcoming events, festival news, tips for filmmakers.
Plus more ridiculous, obscure film discussions.
Buy tickets for Producer/Writer Chris Wyatt
(Napoleon Dynamite, Avenger's Anim...
The Sunscreen Film Festival's live video podcast. Broadcast live every Sunday at 10:30AM.
To watch http://youtu.be/bm8uDqfhInU
Festival
Director Tony Armer, Programming Director Tyler Martinolich, Superhero and writer Brad Sibbersen discuss
upcoming events, festival news, tips for filmmakers.
Plus more ridiculous, obscure film discussions.
Buy tickets for Producer/Writer Chris Wyatt
(Napoleon Dynamite, Avenger's Animated Series, Ultimate Spider-Man ...
Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band
Downtown
St. Petersburg will host the CSI:NY's Lt. Dan Band for a free performance open
to the public
(TAMPA
BAY, Fla.,) February 7, 2012- Downtown St. Petersburg is set to be the location
for 7th Annual Sunscreen Film Festival, including a live performance by
CSI:NY's Gary Sinise and the L...
Downtown St. Petersburg is set to be the location for 7th Annual Sunscreen Film Festival, including a live performance by CSI:NY's Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band on April 20th at 5pm. This is a free concert, co-produced by Backline Music at Williams Park to benefit active duty military and veterans in the bay area. With MacDill Air Force Base and BayPines VA Hospital local to the Tampa Bay area, it is expected to be a great turnout. CSI:NY's Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band will perform live a...
On the inaugural episode of the Sunscreen Film Festival podcast:
Festival co-founders Tony Armer and Derek Miner talk Netflix and 3-D
movie fatigue; Tony talks with casting director John Jackson; Tips for
filmmakers submitting to film festivals; The latest news from Sunscreen
The
Sunscreen Film Festival podcast is a production of the St.
Petersburg-Clearwater Film Society, a non-profit organization. To
support Sunscreen, visit
http://www.sunscreenfilmfestival.com/membership.
Email questions, comments and suggestions to podcast@sunscreenfilmfestival.com
Our theme music is "Test Drive," by Zapac, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial.
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Additional
music by William J. LePetomane, licensed under Creative Commons
Attribution Noncommercial. Visit http://www.dorktones.com for more
music.
49:27 minutes (8 MB)
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On the inaugural episode of the show: Festival co-founders Tony Armer and Derek Miner talk Netflix and 3-D movie fatigue; Tony talks with casting director John Jackson about Alexander Payne and "The Descendants"; Tips for filmmakers who are submitting to film festivals;
The latest news from Sunscreen
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Sunscreen Film Festival
One of the nation's
25 coolest film festivals
MovieMaker
Magazine
News release
December 16
For immediate
release
Sunscreen Film
School Presents Acting for the Screen and Film Making Fundamentals
Lights….camera…ACTING!
The Sunscreen Film School, education wing of the Sunscreen
Film Festival, is p...
Sunscreen Film Festival is organized and presented by the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Film Society, a not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization, which is dedicated to educating the public about the art of visual storytelling, enhancing opportunities for local filmmakers to develop their craft and art, and increasing the public’s awareness and support of local filmmaking as a cultural and economic asset.
History:
The Sunscreen Film Festival has grown from its first festival in a local art gallery with 600 attendees in 2006 to a nationally recognized event with an attendance of over 11,000 people in 2011. The SSFF has screened over 600 independent films in its first 6 years. The festival is based at the Baywalk Entertainment Complex and Muvico 20 Theaters. The festival additionally utilizes multiple locations around downtown St. Petersburg.
Sunscreen places a great emphasis on supporting and encouraging Florida based talent. A grant has been established and given to the past two Best Florida Film winners at Sunscreen. Additionally SSFF has film acquisition execs in attendance every year. Over a dozen films have been picked up for distribution in the last 3 years at Sunscreen.
Sunscreen is different from other festivals in that the festival guests are expected to take part in workshops, classes or some other manner that supports the mission of the festival. Guests are asked to participate in educational programming as a part of their attendance at the festival. Past guests over the first 6 festivals have included;
Just a few of our past guests have included:
- actor John Travolta (Grease, Pulp Fiction)
- actor Kelly Preston (Jerry Maguire)
- actor Billy Dee Williams (Empire Strikes Back, Brian’s Song)
- actor Patrick Wilson (Watchmen, Phantom of the Opera)
- actor Jeff Donovan (Burn Notice, Changeling)
- actor Ethan Supplee (My Name is Earl, Butterfly Effect)
- actor Bill Cobbs (Night at the Museum, over 100 credits)
- actor Alexa Vega (Spy Kids 1,2,3, Broken Hill)
- actor Ayanna Berkshire (Twilight, Leverage)
- actor Solomon Trimble (Twilight)
- Ralph Winter (Producer, X-men 1-3, Wolverine, Fantastic Four, Star Trek 2-4)
- Phil Cooke (Author, Filmmaker, Media Consultant)
- Dean Batali (Producer, Head Writer, That 70’s Show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Sean Covel (Producer, Napoleon Dynamite)
- Doc Wyatt (Producer, Napoleon Dynamite)
- Leo Partible (Comic Author, Producer)
- screenwriter Timothy J. Sexton (Oscar nominee for Children of Men)
- screenwriter Steven de Souza (Die Hard, 48 Hours)
- casting director Lana Veenker (Twilight, Leverage)
- casting director John Jackson (About Schmidt, Sideways)
- composer, musician Michael Tolcher, (Scrubs, One Tree Hill, ESPN)
- producer Dave Anderson (Prince of Egypt)
- distribution, finance, acquisitions Jamie Fleming
- distribution, finance, acquisitions John Flynn
Description:
The Sunscreen Film Festival which is put on by The non-profit St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Society not only screens great films and brings in top notch Hollywood talent but it also provides excellent year round programming. The festival’s year round programming includes; special film screenings in partnership with and screened at the Museum of Fine Arts in downtown St. Petersburg, free outdoor film screenings, a Film School Summer Camp, and educational “Film Schools” for adults and kids throughout the year. As well as actor’s workshops and community support programs. Sunscreen additionally screens local independent films throughout the year in a theater environment to support local and Florida filmmakers.
The Sunscreen Film Festival is steadily growing into one of the top film festivals in the country. By programming great films, and bringing in top notch industry talent Sunscreen has established itself as one of the best young film festivals around.
Sunscreen continues to receive community support from the following entities in the form of resources and in-kind donations. The City of St. Petersburg, The Pinellas County Film Commission, The St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, The University of Tampa, Southeastern University Lakeland, The Dali Museum, Baywalk Entertainment Complex and Muvico Theaters, and The Renaissance Vinoy Resort.
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